Personal Injury
Plain-English guides on car accidents, insurance claims, and what happens after you're hurt because of someone else's negligence.
Product Liability Claims in Utah
Utah applies strict liability to defective products — meaning the manufacturer's care doesn't matter if the product was actually defective — but the deadline is a shorter 2 years, not the usual 4.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Accident Claims in Utah
Utah gives bicyclists on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk the same rights and duties as pedestrians — a genuinely useful fact for sorting out fault in a bike-pedestrian or bike-vehicle collision.
Motorcycle Accident Claims in Utah
Utah allows lane filtering (but not lane splitting) and only requires helmets for riders under 21 or with under two years of experience — both of which can become real issues in an injury claim.
Utah Workers' Compensation Basics
Utah's exclusive remedy rule generally blocks suing your own employer for a work injury, even if they were negligent — but you can still sue a negligent third party whose actions caused the injury.
Medical Malpractice Claims in Utah: The Basics
Before you can even file a Utah medical malpractice lawsuit, you generally need to give 90 days' notice and go through a pre-litigation panel review — steps most other injury claims don't require.
Utah PIP Coverage: What No-Fault Insurance Actually Covers
Utah requires drivers to carry Personal Injury Protection coverage with a $3,000 minimum — a figure widely reported as falling far short of real accident-related medical costs.
How to Request a Utah Traffic Accident Report
How to obtain a copy of your Utah car accident report — who's allowed to request one, where to look, and what it typically costs.
Utah Slip and Fall Claims: Premises Liability Basics
Utah still uses the traditional invitee/licensee/trespasser framework to determine what a property owner owed you before a slip and fall — and that classification changes everything about the claim.
Utah Dog Bite Liability: When an Owner Is Responsible
Utah has no 'one free bite' rule — dog owners are strictly liable for a bite regardless of the animal's prior history, with a few specific defenses available.
Utah Wrongful Death Claims: Who Can File
Utah limits who can bring a wrongful death claim to the decedent's statutorily defined heirs and the estate's personal representative — and only one claim can be filed per death.
Utah Personal Injury Statute of Limitations: How Long You Have to Sue
Utah gives most personal injury claims 4 years to file suit — but shorter deadlines apply to claims against government entities, and missing any of them generally bars the claim entirely.
Utah Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims Explained
What UM and UIM coverage actually do, why Utah insurers must offer it even though you can waive it, and how a claim against your own insurer works.
Utah's Comparative Fault Rule: How Shared Blame Affects a Claim
Utah's 50% bar rule explained — how being partly at fault for an accident reduces, or completely eliminates, your ability to recover damages.
Do You Need a Lawyer for a Minor Car Accident?
Not every fender-bender needs an attorney. Here's a general framework for deciding — and the situations where getting one early actually matters.
How Does a Personal Injury Claim Actually Work?
From the injury to the settlement check: the general stages a personal injury claim moves through, and what happens at each one.
What to Do After a Car Accident: A Step-by-Step Guide
The practical steps to take in the minutes, days, and weeks after a crash — before you talk to any insurance company.